Payee Lake ( ur, ) is situated in centre of meadow in Payee, near
Shogran
Shogran ( ur, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley, northern Pakistan at a height of above sea level. It is located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Shogran is located away from Balakot. The road from Islamabad ...
in
Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley ( ur, ) is an alpine valley located in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley covers a distance of across northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusar ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
the province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is located at the height of almost .
It is surrounded by
Makra Peak,
Malika Parbat
Malika Parbat (Pashto/; ''Queen of the Mountains'') (el. ) is the highest peak in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is about south of Lake Saiful Muluk, near Ansoo Lake.
The mountain is clearly visible from the popular tourist spo ...
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Musa ka Musala
Musa ka Musalla ( ) is a peak standing at an altitude of about at the junction of Siran and Kaghan Valleys in Himalayas. It is situated north of the city of Abbottabad in Balakot Tehsil of Mansehra District.
Etymology
The name Musa ka Musall ...
and the mountains of
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
.The lake is accessible via
Kiwai passing through
Shogran
Shogran ( ur, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley, northern Pakistan at a height of above sea level. It is located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Shogran is located away from Balakot. The road from Islamabad ...
by a jeep track.
There is a problem in breathing there due to elevation.
See also
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Shogran
Shogran ( ur, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley, northern Pakistan at a height of above sea level. It is located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Shogran is located away from Balakot. The road from Islamabad ...
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Siri Lake
Siri Lake ( ur, ) is situated near Shogran in Siri, on the way to Payee in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province of Pakistan. It is located at the height of almost . The lake is accessible via Kiwai passing through Shogran through a je ...
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Pyala Lake
Pyala Lake is a round lake in Jalkhand, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is about from Naran.
See also
*Payala Lake Ghazi Ghat
*Ansu Lake
*Lulusar Lake
*Kaghan Valley
References
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Pyala Lake
Pyala Lake is a ...
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Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley ( ur, ) is an alpine valley located in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley covers a distance of across northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusar ...
*
Naran
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Lake Saiful Muluk
Saiful Muluk ( ur, ) is a mountainous lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park. At an elevation of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level, the lake is located above the tree l ...
References
External links
* http://emergingpakistan.gov.pk/travel/place-to-visit/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/shogran/
* http://www.shogranvalley.com/
Tourist attractions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hill stations in Pakistan
Mansehra District
{{Waters of Pakistan
Lakes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa